Dataset: Family Resources Survey (Household)

Field: Length of residency in property of the Head of the Household

Description

The length of residency in property of the head of the household, as reported by FRS respondents, where:

• A household consists of one person living alone or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address, who share cooking facilities and share a living room or sitting room or dining area. A household will consist of one or more benefit units.
• Where we refer to the "head" of a household, this is the Household Reference Person (HRP). The HRP is the highest income householder:
• In a single-adult household, the HRP is simply the sole householder (i.e. the person in whose name the accommodation is owned or rented)
• If there are two or more householders, the HRP is the householder with the highest personal income, taking all sources of income into account
• If there are two or more householders who have the same income, the HRP is the elder

Classification

Applicable to: all individuals in a household.

• Less than 12 months
• 1 year but less than 2 years
• 2 years but less than 3 years
• 3 years but less than 5 years
• 5 years but less than 10 years
• 10 years but less than 20 years
• 20 years or longer
• Not available

Number of categories: 8

Quality Statement

The "head" of the benefit unit will not necessarily be the HRP.

Further information can be found in the FRS Background Note and Methodology here.

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